Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations

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Ruchesi, Fernando Carlos
Año de publicación
2018
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inglés
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Battles, as well as the information related to military matters, always have been an important part of Visigothic history – medieval and modern. Such information has been transmitted amongst various political circles and, partly because of that, there exists different interpretations of the most important events in the history of the Visigoths. Despite previous and lingering historiographical disagreements, most contemporary and near-contemporary sources of the period describe the Battle of Vouillé and its consequences as a catastrophic event for the Visigoths. The negative portrayal of the episode is magnified by two events that are present in most of the sources: the death of King Alaric II (r. 485-507), and the theft of the royal Visigothic treasure. The aim of this essay is to analyze the manner in which sources composed in Hispania, compared as well as to sources written outside the Regnum, describe warfare and military events related to the Visigoths during the sixth and seventh centuries. To conceptualize the contemporary historiography of this major event, I will focus on the possible character of the audiences and the authorial intentions (political, ideological, and cultural) behind these fragments of military information.
Fil: Ruchesi, Fernando Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Investigaciones Geohistóricas. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Investigaciones Geohistóricas; Argentina
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INFORMATION
MILITARY MATTERS
VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations
title Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations
spellingShingle Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations
Ruchesi, Fernando Carlos
INFORMATION
MILITARY MATTERS
VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
title_short Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations
title_full Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations
title_fullStr Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations
title_full_unstemmed Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations
title_sort Military Matters in the Visigothic Kingdom: Initial Considerations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ruchesi, Fernando Carlos
author Ruchesi, Fernando Carlos
author_facet Ruchesi, Fernando Carlos
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv INFORMATION
MILITARY MATTERS
VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
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MILITARY MATTERS
VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Battles, as well as the information related to military matters, always have been an important part of Visigothic history – medieval and modern. Such information has been transmitted amongst various political circles and, partly because of that, there exists different interpretations of the most important events in the history of the Visigoths. Despite previous and lingering historiographical disagreements, most contemporary and near-contemporary sources of the period describe the Battle of Vouillé and its consequences as a catastrophic event for the Visigoths. The negative portrayal of the episode is magnified by two events that are present in most of the sources: the death of King Alaric II (r. 485-507), and the theft of the royal Visigothic treasure. The aim of this essay is to analyze the manner in which sources composed in Hispania, compared as well as to sources written outside the Regnum, describe warfare and military events related to the Visigoths during the sixth and seventh centuries. To conceptualize the contemporary historiography of this major event, I will focus on the possible character of the audiences and the authorial intentions (political, ideological, and cultural) behind these fragments of military information.
Fil: Ruchesi, Fernando Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Investigaciones Geohistóricas. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Investigaciones Geohistóricas; Argentina
description Battles, as well as the information related to military matters, always have been an important part of Visigothic history – medieval and modern. Such information has been transmitted amongst various political circles and, partly because of that, there exists different interpretations of the most important events in the history of the Visigoths. Despite previous and lingering historiographical disagreements, most contemporary and near-contemporary sources of the period describe the Battle of Vouillé and its consequences as a catastrophic event for the Visigoths. The negative portrayal of the episode is magnified by two events that are present in most of the sources: the death of King Alaric II (r. 485-507), and the theft of the royal Visigothic treasure. The aim of this essay is to analyze the manner in which sources composed in Hispania, compared as well as to sources written outside the Regnum, describe warfare and military events related to the Visigoths during the sixth and seventh centuries. To conceptualize the contemporary historiography of this major event, I will focus on the possible character of the audiences and the authorial intentions (political, ideological, and cultural) behind these fragments of military information.
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